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Board approves resignation and release agreement for district employee Valerie Rios after closed session
Summary
After a closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the South San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees approved a resignation and release agreement for employee Valerie Rios, authorized the superintendent to execute it, and rescinded a prior proposed non‑renewal of her term contract; the motion passed with four recorded yes votes.
The Board of Trustees of SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD approved a resignation and release agreement for district employee Valerie Rios and rescinded a prior action proposing non‑renewal of Rios’s term contract, the board announced after returning from closed session on June 2.
The board moved into closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code sections 551.074 and 551.071) to consult with legal counsel about the resignation agreement. After returning to open session at 6:07 p.m., a board member moved to approve the resignation and release agreement, to authorize the superintendent to execute the agreement, and to rescind the earlier proposed non‑renewal of the term contract. A board member seconded the motion.
During the roll-call vote as read aloud in the meeting, four trustees were recorded as voting yes; no no votes were recorded in the provided transcript excerpts and the chair announced the motion passed. The meeting then proceeded to a motion to adjourn, which passed, and the session was adjourned at 6:08 p.m.
The board emphasized that items discussed in closed session must remain confidential under the Open Meetings Act. The audio transcript shows some inconsistent spellings of trustee names between the initial roll call and the vote as read aloud; recorded roll-call names and vote responses were read during the meeting. The agenda item and motion text on the record focused solely on approving the resignation and authorizing execution of the release agreement; the board did not announce additional public details about the terms of the agreement during open session.
No citizens spoke during the public‑comment portion of the meeting, and the superintendent made no remarks on the record at the open session that followed the closed meeting. The board’s action was described on the meeting record as final for the motion presented.
